Category: Conditions

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Chronic physical illness increases the risk of psychiatric hospital admission in patients with major depressive disorder

This is a study of 190 patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). [1] The authors investigated the effect that medical comorbidity (chronic physical illness – CPI) had on psychiatric admissions. More than two CPIs in patients diagnosed with recurrent MDD were associated with higher rates of psychiatric admission, independent of psychiatric comorbidities and other clinical…

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Patients with obstructive sleep apnoea have an increased risk to be diagnosed with anxiety or depression

This is a Korean study published in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery. [1]  In a relatively small group of 197 patients with a diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), the authors found an increased risk to develop an affective disorder in 9 years of follow up. The adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) for patients with OSA…

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Psychiatric Comorbidity and 30-Day Readmissions After Hospitalization for Heart Failure, AMI, and Pneumonia

This is an American study analysing admissions data of 160,169 patients admitted between 2009 and 2011 with a diagnosis of HF, AMI, or pneumonia. [1] Approximately 18% of all individuals with hospitalizations for HF, AMI, and pneumonia were readmitted within 30 days. The rate of readmission was 5% greater for individuals with psychiatric comorbidity compared…

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